Reinforcement for garment-forms.



E. T. PALMENBEBG & F. W. KREUSGH.

REINFORCEMENT FOR GARMENT FORMS. urmonmn rum) 1 1111.26, 1911.

1,003,783. Patented Sept. 19,1911.

UNITED STATEEATENT OFFICE.

EMIL T. PALMENBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND FREDERICK WILLIAM KREUSCH,0F BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY; SAID KREU$CH ASSIGNOR TO SAID PALMENBERG.

REINFORCEMENT FOR GARMENT-FORMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

r T Application filed February 20, 1911. Serial No. 609,586.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMIL T. PALMEN- BERG and FREDERICK WV. KRnUsoI-r,both citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of thecity of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of NewYork, and Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and Improved Reinforcement for Garment-Forms, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to garment forms such as shown and described inthe application for Letters Patent of the United States, No. 739,212,granted to William F. Palmenberg on September 15, 1903.

The object of the invention is to rovide a new and improvedreinforcement for garment forms arranged to prevent cutting into thecloth covering of the form by the shears of the fitter, at the same timepermitting the insertion of pins or similar fastening devices, generallyused for holding the garment temporarily in place on the form during thefitting process. For the purpose mentioned use is made of perforatereinforcements, attached to the garment at the shoulders, waist or otherpart, to prevent the fitter from cutting into the cloth covering of theform, at the same time providing openings for the passage of the pins orother fastening devices employed for holding the garment or part thereoftemporarily in position on the form.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a garment form provided withreinforcements at the waist and shoulders; and Fig. 2 is an enlargedcross section of the same on the line 22 of Fig. l.

The body A of the garment form is preferably made hollow and of asuitable material such as papier mach, and the body conforms in itscontour to the garment to be fitted thereon. The body A shown in Fig. 1consists of a neck portion A, a chest portion A a waist portion A and ahip portion A and the said body A is provided with a covering B of asuitable fabric material, the shoulders at the chest portion A beingprovided with armhole portions C,

and the neck portion A being provided with a metallic cap D. The body Aat the waist portion A is provided with a reinforcement in the form of ametallic perforate belt E overlying the covering B and encircling thewaist. The belt E is preferably of sheet metal and shaped to fit thewaist both in an upward and downward direction from the waist line,which latter is indicated by a narrow strip or band of metal formingpart of the belt E at the middle thereof, as will be readily understoodby reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Now when the garment F to be fitted isplaced in position on the form it can be readily fastened in place atthe waist portion A by pins F inserted through the garment F, and theperforations in the belt E, to pass finally through the covering B intothe solid material of the body A, as indicated in Fig. 2. Now it isevident that by protecting the waist portion A by the use of themetallic belt E, the fitter cannot cut into the covering B as the latteris protected by the overlying belt E, and the perforations of the latterpermit ready insertion of the pins F or other fastening devices forholding the garment F temporarily in position on the form. Other partsof the form may likewise be protected, for instance, as shown in Fig. 1,the shoulders are provided with reinforcements G in the form ofperforate thin metal pieces bent to conform to the shape of theshoulders but overlying the covering B so as to prevent the fitter fromcutting into the covering at this point during the process of fittingthe garment on the form.

Although we have shown the waist and shoulders to be protected, it isevident that other parts of the form requiring such protection can beprovided with reinforcements.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A garment form, comprising'a body provided with a covering of fabricmaterial, and reinforcements of thin sheet metal overlying the saidcovering and provided with small apertures.

2. A garment form comprising a body provided with a covering, and ametal belt fitting over the covering at the waist of the form, the saidbelt being shaped to fit the waist both in an upward and downwarddirection from the waist line and having at its 41:. A garment formcomprising a body, a 5 covering of fabric material on the body, a beltformed of thin sheet metal overlying j the covering and encircling theWaist, and

thin metal pieces bent to conform to the shape of the top of theshoulders, the said pieces extending over the shoulders to the front andback of the form and overlying the said covering, the said belt and thesaid shoulder pieces being apertured for the passage of pins to hold thegarment temporarily in position on the form.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

EMIL T. PALMENBERG. FREDERICK WILLIAM KREUSCH. WVitn'essfesi A. G.Poar'non's,

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